Gas Leak Causes Evacuations Near Moscone Center

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A gas leak near the Moscone Center on Sunday slowed traffic and forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes and businesses.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the leak was reported just after 12 p.m., near the intersection of Fourth Street and Folsom Street. Officials say that the leak was caused when construction workers accidentally cut a Pacific Gas and Electric Company gas line. Workers arrived on scene Sunday to dig below the street to shut off the line, completing that task shortly before 3 p.m.

Between 300 and 400 people were evacuated from the area, so that crews could shut off the leak and avoid a fire or explosion.

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Dispute Among Buddies Leads to Stabbing

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A 28-year-old man is recovering after being stabbed while hanging out with a group of other people early Thursday morning.

The stabbing happened on the unit block of Taylor. Police say a group of men were drinking in the hallway of a building when two men began arguing, and one of the men involved stabbed the other in the leg and then fled.

The victim was taken to an area hospital in unknown condition.

There were no immediate arrests.

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At Least One Injured in Bayview Shooting

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- At least one person was injured in a shooting in the Bayview District on Thursday night.

The shooting happened around 7:40 p.m. in the area of Fitzgerald and Ingalls streets. San Francisco Police say five people were in a vehicle, when a green sedan approached and someone in the sedan opened fire on the other vehicle.

At least one person was hit and was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

There were no immediate arrests.

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Police Arrest Seven at Protest

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Police arrested seven people at a former community garden called the Hayes Valley Farm who were protesting a planned housing development.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, police officers arrived at the scene and ordered 55 people to leave. All but five of the protesters left without incident. Two were arrested peacefully and three were removed from platforms in trees.

The five arrested on site were charged with suspicion of trespassing and disorderly conduct. Two additional people were arrested outside of the camp on suspicion of disorderly conduct, says the Chronicle.

The protest was staged after a plan was announced to turn the community garden into a 282-unit housing complex. More than 100 of those units will be affordable for low-income residents.

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Teen Allegedly Sets Neighbor’s Lawn on Fire with Flaming Tennis Ball

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- San Francisco police arrested a teen on Wednesday after he allegedly set his neighbor’s lawn on fire with a flaming tennis ball.

According to the police report, the 13-year-old was in his backyard in the 100 block of Caine Street at 6:45 p.m. when he decided to light a tennis ball on fire. He doused the ball with a flammable liquid and lit it.

Predictably, the flaming tennis ball started to burn his hand, and the teen threw is over a fence to get rid of it. It landed on his 57-year-old neighbor’s dry grass, which quickly caught on fire.

The fire was extinguished soon after, and police arrived to arrest the teen, who complained of pain in his hand.

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